What is Measurement?

Agenda
01 ENGLISH SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

02 METRIC SYSTEM OF MEASUREMENT

METRIC SYSTEM
The metric system is an internationally agreed
decimal system of measurement created in France
in 1799.

The International System of Units (SI), the official

system of measurement in almost every country in
the world, is based upon the metric system.

In the metric system, each basic type of

measurement (length, weight, capacity) has one
basic unit of measure (meter, gram, liter).

Conversions are quickly made by multiplying or

dividing by factors of 10. It is as simple as moving
the decimal point to the right (for smaller prefixes)
or to the left (for larger prefixes).
METRIC SYSTEM
To remember the proper decimal movement,
arrange the prefixes from largest to smallest:
METRIC SYSTEM

The basic unit in the systems international

measurement is called the meter. The meter
is divided into 100 centimeters. Each
centimeter is divided into 10 millimeters.
They are abbreviated as follows:
Millimeters -mm
Centimeters -cm
Decimeters -dm
Meters -m
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Metric System of Measurement

(Linear Equivalent)
10mm = 1cm
10cm = 1dm
10dm = 1m
10m = 1Hm
10 Hm = 1 Km
1oKm = 1 mayriameter (Mn).
 ENGLISH SYSTEM

For example, shorter

ground distances were
measured with the
While the metric
human foot and longer
system was lawfully
distances were
accepted for use in
measured by paces,
the United States in
with one mile being
1866, the US has not
1,000 paces.
adopted the metric
Capacities were
system as its "official"
measured with
system of
household items such
measurement.
as cups, pails
The US English System of measurement (formerly called
grew out of the way people secured gallons) and baskets.
measurements using body parts and
familiar objects.
ENGLISH SYSTEM

Obviously, this system allowed

for discrepancies between
measurements obtained by
different individuals. A
standard was eventually set to
ensure that all measurements
represented the same amount
for everyone.
ENGLISH SYSTEM
Length:
1 foot (ft) = 12 inches (in)
1 yard (yd) = 3 feet
1 mile (mi) = 5280 feet
1 mile = 1760 yards
Weight:
1 pound (lb.) = 16 ounces (oz)
1 ton = 2000 pounds
Capacity:
1 tablespoon (tbsp) = 3 teaspoons (tsp)
1 cup (c) = 16 tablespoons
1 cup = 8 fluid ounces (oz)
1 pint (pt.) = 2 cups
1 quart (qt) = 2 pints
1 gallon (gal) = 4 quarts
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In the English system, the inch is

divided into 16 graduations and
the smallest graduations is read
1/16.
To read measurement exceeding
1 inch say 2” and for smaller
graduations, it is read and
written as: 2” 4/16 or 2 1/4.
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English System of
Measurement
(Linear equivalent)
12 inches = 1 ft.
3 ft = 1 yards
Metric Conversion Table
1 millimeter = 0.03937 inches
1 centimeter = 0.3937 inches
1 meter = 39.37 inches
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English conversion Table
1 inch = .0254 mm = 2.54 cm = .0254 meter
1 foot = 304.8 mm = 30.48 cm = .3048 meter
1 yard = 914.4 mm = 91.4 cm = 0.9144 meter
Conversion Formulas
Length in inches x 0.0254 = length in meters
Length in inches x 2.54 = length in centimeters
Length in feet / 3.28 = length in meters
Length in meters x 39.37 = length in inches
Length in inches / 39.37 = length in meters
Length in feet x 0.305 = length in meters
Length in feet x 30.5 = length in centimeters
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